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The founders and namesakes of the famous Silicon Valley venture capital firm A16Z decided to back Trump, and discussed why on a podcast.
Elizabeth Lopatto of The Verge took one for the team and listened to the whole thing. It sounds like their sole reason for backing this extreme party, ultimately, is money:
this VC cabal is trading against the basic principles of America — not merely against personal freedom, but democracy itself — in the hopes of profit.
(From: The moral bankruptcy of Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz - The Verge)
Selfishness and motivation by money isn't new (or inherently wrong). But A16Z-backed companies used to allude to more inspiring ideals, like changing the world for the better by connecting everyone. The marketing/morality ratio increasingly seems off.